finishing

fin-ish-ing · noun/adjective

imported

Definitions

noun/adjective

  1. 1.

    The final stage of processing or manufacturing something.

  2. 2.

    Used in or relating to the completion of something.

  3. 3.

    The process of completing or bringing to an end.

  4. 4.

    Serving to complete or perfect.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    finishing touch — a final detail that completes something
  • •
    finishing line — the line marking the end of a race
  • •
    finishing school — a private school teaching social graces

Related words

Antonyms: beginning, starting
See also: complete, finish, finished
Synonyms: completing, concluding, final

Etymology

Present participle of finish, from Old French finiss-, extended stem of finir ("to finish"), from Latin fīnīre ("to end").